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Identification

Reference as: MPL01212
Title Funerary inscription for L. Neratius Iustus
Trismegistos-No. 282163

Object

Provenance and Location

Find Place Saepinum
Find Context Sepino (Campobasso), Altilia locality, archaeological area, in a wall near the southern gate, 1925 (reuse)
Latitude 0.0
Longitude 0.0
Current Location Sepino (Campobasso), località Altilia, Museo Documentario dell'Altilia
Inventory number 35536
Current Location Details sezione teatro
Vicinity

Object Details

Object Type stele
Material local stone
State of Preservation incomplete
Dimensions

width: 74.0 cm

height: 130.0 cm

depth: 33.0 cm

Letter Size in cm (min) 3.0
Letter Size in cm (max) 7.0
Execution Technique chiselled
Religion

Decoration

Decoration and Iconography
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Verse Layouts

Text

Function funerary inscription
Language(s)
  • Latin
Verse Type(s)
Rhythmisation

Inscription & Translations

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HAVENERIVSTEBEN͡EME
LNERATIOIVSTO
MILCHORXVRBVIXI
5ANNISXXIIIMENSVIII

HICQVOANNOINPRAETOR
TRANSIRETETBARBASPON͡E
RETMORSINIHBVITINFELICIS
SIMIPARE.TESNERATIVSLIBE
10RALISETVETTIAHERMIONE
PIENTISSIMOFILSIBIQVEVIVI
FECERVNTQVODNOLVERVNT
MORSINIMICATIBIFATO
DATA
15LIQVISSTIMISEROSINLVCE
PARENTESAETATEMFLO
RESPROCESSVSAPSTVLI͡TVNA
DIES
Ḍ(is) [M(anibus) s(acrum)].
Have Ner(ati) Iuste ben͡e me(rens)
L(ucio) Neratio Iusto
mil(iti) chor(tis) X urb(anae), vixi(t)
5annis XXIII mens(ibus) VIII.

Hic quo anno in praetor(ium)
transiret et barbas pon͡e-
ret mors inihbuit; infelicis-
simi pareṇtes Neratius Libe-
10ralis et Vettia Hermione
pientissimo fil(io) sibique vivi
fecerunt quod noluerunt;
mors inimica tibi fato
data;
15liquis{s}ti miseros in luce
parentes; aetatem,flo-
res, processus apstuli͡t una
dies.
Ḍ(is) [M(anibus) s(acrum)]. Have Ner(ati) Iuste ben͡e me(rens) L(ucio) Neratio Iusto mil(iti) chor(tis) X urb(anae), vixi(t) annis XXIII mens(ibus) VIII. -

Hic quo anno in praetor(ium) transiret et barbas pon͡eret
mors inihbuit; infelicissimi pareṇtes Neratius Liberalis et Vettia Hermione pientissimo fil(io) sibique vivi fecerunt quod noluerunt;
mors inimica tibi fato data; liquis{s}ti
miseros in luce parentes; aetatem,
flores, processus apstuli͡t una dies.
Apparatus

l.4 chor(tis) orig., reg. cohortis
l.8 inihbuit orig., reg. inhibuit
l.17 apstuli͡t orig., reg. abstulit

Text follows Buonocore, checked by M. Buonocore in 2013.
l. 1: om. (Maiuri)-(Scheithauer).
l. 2: m(erenti) (Maribelli).
l. 4: cohor(tis), vixit (Maribelli), incorrectly.
l. 8: inhibuit (Maiuri)-(Scheithauer), incorrectly.
l. 10: Vitta (Maiuri)-(Scheithauer), incorrectly.
l. 15: liquisti (Maribelli), incorrectly.
l. 17: abstulit (Maiuri)-(Scheithauer), incorrectly.

Main Translation

Translation Sacred to the spirits of the dead.
Greetings to Neratius Justus, [he for whom this is] well deserved!
For Lucius Neratius Justus, soldier of the 10th Urban Cohort. He lived for 23 years and 8 months; in the year in which this man went into the praetorium and cut off his beard, Death hindered him. The unluckiest parents, Neratius Liberalis and Vettia Hermione, made this for their most pious son and for themselves when they were alive, which they did not want [to do].
An envious death had been given to you by Fate. You left your wretched parent in the light; having entered the prime blossoming of life, one day stole you away.
Citation Faithfull 2024

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Prosopographical Information

  • NameL. Neratius Iustus
    GenderMale
    Age RangeAdult (21–60) [expression: Canonical, precision: high]
    Legal StatusRoman citizen
    ProfessionMilitary staff
    RoleDedicatee
  • NameNeratius Liberalis
    GenderMale
    RoleDedicator
  • NameVettia Hermione
    GenderFemale
    RoleDedicator

Further Information

Comment

Squeeze

Have Squeeze? no

Dating

Date (From) 201 AD
Date (To) 250 AD
Date (Criteria)

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Editing History

Created 2026-08-31, by Anna Pokorny
Work Status Complete
Import Notice Imported from Epigraphic Database Roma at 2024-07-25T11:10:15, ID there: EDR073037
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